VBA code to convert excel to xml

We can use VBA to convert and Save the Excel File as XML file. This example macro will help us to know how to convert Excel Worksheet into a XML file format. This can be used in Excel 2003,2007,2010,2013.

vba code to convert excel to XML- Syntax

Here is the example Excel VBA Syntax to convert the Excel to XML format.

Workbook.SaveAs fileName:="filepath to save the csv file", FileFormat:=xlXMLSpreadsheet, ReadOnlyRecommended:=False, CreateBackup:=False

VBA code to Convert and Save the Excel to XML- Example

Here is the example macro to convert the Excel worksheet to XML file.

'vba code to convert excel to xml
Sub vba_code_to_convert_excel_to_xml()
Set wb = Workbooks.Open("C:temptestwb.xlsx")
wb.SaveAs fileName:="C:temptestX.xml", FileFormat:= _
        xlXMLSpreadsheet, ReadOnlyRecommended:=False, CreateBackup:=False

End Sub

This macro will open an existing Excel workbook from the C drive and Convert the file into XML and Save the file with .xml extension in the specified Folder. We are using Workbook Open method to open a file. SaveAs method to Save the file into destination folder. This example will be help full, if you wan to convert all excel files in a directory into XML (xlXMLSpreadsheet format) file.

VBA code to Convert and Save the Excel to XML- Instructions

Please follow the below step by step instructions to test this Example VBA Macro codes:

• Step 1: Open a New Excel workbook
• Step 2: Press Alt+F11 – This will open the VBA Editor (alternatively, you can open it from Developer Tab in Excel Ribbon)
• Step 3: Insert a code module from then insert menu of the VBE
• Step 4: Copy the above code and paste in the code module which have inserted in the above step
• Step 5: Change the Workbook name in the code as per your example folder and also change the destination file path as per your requirement
• Step 6: Now press F5 to execute the code or F8 to debug the Macro to check the macro